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As UK faces third heatwave, is this weather ‘just summer’?
2025 is already shaping up to be an extraordinary year for weather records in parts of the UK.
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2025 is already shaping up to be an extraordinary year for weather records in parts of the UK.
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Marc Lamah, dropped by a private provider, continues to operate on NHS patients in Brighton.
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Access will be restricted to 13 more federal programmes, including an educational project for low-income children.
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The Palestinian student activist has accused the Trump administration of smearing his name and unlawful imprisonment.
South Africa
Nyuswa could not confirm as to how many of these cases led to successful prosecution.
South Africa
New HIV infections in sub-Saharan Africa have reduced by 56%
South Africa
At times learners would have their funding cancelled in the middle of the academic year.
South Africa
This reflects a calculated pattern of grooming young, vulnerable girls under the pretext of support.
World
Israel bans international journalists from independent access to Gaza. But NPR’s Anas Baba is from Gaza, and in the 21 months he has been reporting on the war, he’s also been living it. Over the course of the war, he has lost a third of his body weight, and until his food supplies ran out several weeks ago, he was getting by on just one small meal a day.Israel still tightly restricts the entry...
World
Brazil’s President Lula is firing back at Trump’s 50% tariff threat — saying Brazil is ready to match any U.S. import taxes, dollar for dollar.
World
Thousands of excited fans flocked to a Thai zoo on Thursday to celebrate the first birthday of Moo Deng, the adorable baby pygmy hippo that has become a social media sensation.
World
President Trump said he expected talks this week with Israel’s prime minister to result in a ceasefire in the 21-month war in Gaza. But Netanyahu is returning home with no deal.
Africa
Nigeria net a late winner against Botswana to become the first side to book a place in the quarter-finals at the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations.
Africa
Liberia was founded by freed slaves and the country has long-standing historical ties with the US.
Africa
A woman tells the BBC about her anxieties after a US-funded clinic that gave her medication closed.
Africa
Morocco captain Ghizlane Chebbak scores a fine hat-trick to ensure her team does not slip up against DR Congo at the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations.
Business
Start-up firms and researchers are working on lenses that can change their focus.
Business
The US president has reset the tariffs clock again, leaving Asia’s export-driven economies in limbo.
Business
Package holidays from the UK to popular destinations are more expensive but there are ways to cut costs.
Business
Eskom has reached an agreement with African Bank to sell its home loan business.
Politics
Parties have called for the president to take action regarding allegations against the police minister
Politics
ActionSA is calling on President Cyril Ramaphosa to take action against Police Minister Senzo Mchunu
Politics
Some of them say they have been without food for days with no money to take their children to school
Politics
The DA says that the Police Minister must take accountability for lying to Parliament.
Sport
Arsene Wenger responds to Jurgen Klopp’s claims that the Club World Cup is “the worst idea ever invented”, saying teams are in favour of the “fantastic competition”.
Sport
Arsenal are on the verge of agreeing a deal with Chelsea to sign winger Noni Madueke for just over £50m.
Sport
Signe Gaupset and Frida Maanum both score twice as Norway survive a late Iceland fightback to extend their 100% winning start at Euro 2025.
Sport
Riola Xhemaili’s stoppage-time goal creates history as Switzerland reach the quarter-finals of the European Championship for the first time at the expense of Finland.
Education
Some senior officials who have taken the test have been asked whether they said anything negative about the F.B.I. director, Kash Patel, in a highly unusual use of the tool.
Education
[Leadership] Public primary school teachers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) will return to classrooms on Wednesday, July 9, 2025, after the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) suspended its nearly four-month-old strike.
Education
[Leadership] A total of 104 young Nigerians have been awarded the European Union (EU)-funded postgraduate scholarships for the 2025-2026 academic session.
Education
[Parliament of South Africa] The Portfolio Committee on Basic Education strongly emphasised the need for urgent drafting of regulations relating to the Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Act.
Lifestyle
Lifestyle
Good days and very bad days: Rachel Kolisi – the former wife of Siya Kolisi – broke down in tears in this emotional social media post.
Lifestyle
From assassins to serial rapists and fraudsters: Kgosi Mampuru’s C-Max is home to South Africa’s most dangerous criminals…
Lifestyle
Value for money? The MK Party is offering the public a chance to golf with Jacob Zuma and MPs like Papa Penny for a hefty tag…
Entertainment
Former rugby player Ruan Smith is up for grabs in the upcoming season of kykNET’s popular dating series ‘Op my Eish’.
Entertainment
Entertainment
Mörda Bongz says he wants to give people what they seem to yearn for when requesting gospel ditties at groove.
Entertainment
Science/Tech
Qantas has confirmed that 5.7 million customers have been impacted by a recent data breach through a third-party platform used by its contact center. The breach, attributed to the Scattered Spider threat group, exposed various personal details but did not include passwords, financial, or passport data. BleepingComputer reports: In a new update today, Qantas has confirmed that the threat actors...
Science/Tech
Dubai-based airline Emirates is partnering with Crypto.com to integrate Bitcoin payments into the airliner’s payment systems and add NFT collectibles on the company’s websites for trading. The airline is also hiring staff to support its blockchain, crypto, and metaverse ambitions, positioning itself at the forefront of digital transformation in aviation. “NFTs and metaverse are two different...
Science/Tech
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Record: A German court has ruled that Meta must pay $5,900 to a German Facebook user who sued the platform for embedding tracking technology in third-party websites — a ruling that could open the door to large fines down the road over data privacy violations relating to pixels and similar tools. The Regional Court of Leipzig in Germany ruled Friday...
Science/Tech
DHS is urging law enforcement to treat even skateboarding and livestreaming as signs of violent intent during a protest, turning everyday behavior into a pretext for police action.
Motoring
Motoring
New flagship models bring the total Tourneo Custom range to four variants.
Motoring
Motoring
First new generation CX-5 in nearly a decade will be offered with petrol and hybrid powerunits, but no diesel.
Health
The task force recommends which screenings and other preventive health measures must be covered by insurance.
Health
The letters, many of which were already available online, detail why the regulators initially declined to approve some drugs. All eventually passed muster.
Health
Doctors and hospitals were subpoenaed for private information on gender-related care for minors, the latest move by the Trump administration to stop the treatments.
Health
A mum from Surrey calls for more organ donors, as the waiting list reaches an all-time high.
Nature
Eskom and the City of Johannesburg are still in discussions about how the metro will resolve its outstanding debt, says CEO Dan Marokane.
Nature
A peer-reviewed study, published in the journal Nature, found that the carbon emissions stemming from 111 of the world’s biggest fossil fuel producers resulted in at least $28 trillion in economic losses in the three decades to 2020, writes Nick Hedley.
Nature
The challenging global context has not deterred our commitment to the Just Energy Transition Partnership, writes the International Partners group.
Nature
Three organisations have partnered to showcase and display a block made from recovered glass and building rubble waste.